A Letter to Theo

A�Letter�to�Theo
给提奥的一封信
作者:�Vincent van Gogh
What�am�I�in�the�eyes�of�most�people—a�nonentity,�an�eccentric�or�an�unpleasant�person—

somebody�who�has�no�position�in�society�and�never�will�have,�in�short,�the�lowest�of�the�low.

All�right,�then—even�if�that�were�absolutely�true,�then�I�should�one�day�like�to�show�by�my�work�what�such�an�eccentric,�such�a�nobody,�has�in�his�heart.

That�is�my�ambition,�based�less�on�resentment�than�on�love�in�spite�of�everything,�based�more�on�a�feeling�of�serenity�than�on�passion.

Though�I�am�often�in�the�depths�of�misery,�there�is�still�calmness,�pure�harmony�and�music�inside�me.

I�see�paintings�or�drawings�in�the�poorest�cottages,�in�the�dirtiest�corners.

And�my�mind�is�driven�towards�these�things�with�an�irresistible�momentum.